Tumbler-holder.



W. A. YOUN IE. TUMBLEB HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.17

Patented June 14, 1910.

WILLIAM A. YOUNIE, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

TUMBLER-HOLDEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14. 1910.

Application filed December 17, 1906. Serial No. 348,170.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM A. YOUNLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chelsea, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTumbler-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to glass tumblerholders and more particularly tosoda water tumbler-holders, the object being to provide a holder soconstructed that it will expand so as to fit different size tumblers.

Another object of my invention is to provide a holder formed of a basecarrying wire loops which are bent at one end to form a handle and bentto form loops between said handle and the other end, forming flexiblegripping members.

lVith these objects in view, the invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the drzuvings forming a part of this specification :Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved tumbler holder. Fig. 2 is a sectionalView of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on lines 3-3 of Fig.2, showing the manner of securing the ends of the wire forming thehandle in the base. Fig. A is a section taken on the lines -l4c of Fig.2, showing the manner of securing the other ends of the wire in thebase. Fig. 5 is a section taken on lines 55 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing A indicates an inwardly tapering base ring, which isprovided with an inwardly projecting flange A upon which the tumbler isadapted to rest. Spaced openings A are formed in the beveled sideportion A of the ring through which the ends B of a pair of wires B areadapted to extend and be soldered to the ring on its inside. The wire Bextends upwardly and outwardly at B then upwardly and looped at B thendownwardly and looped at B*, then upwardly and looped at B thendownwardly and looped at B, then upwardly and looped at B forming aseries of open loops adapted to grip the side of the glass. The wires Bare then bent downwardly and looped at B then upwardly outwardly anddownwardly at B, forming a handle. The ends are then passed throughspaced openings A formed in the opposite side of the beveled edgeportion A of the ring and soldered to the under side of the ring. Thewires are then bound together by a strand of wire C adjacent the loop Bso as to prevent the same from spreading and at the same time bringingthe loops together so as to conform to the shape of the base.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveprovided a very novel tumbler holder for soda-tumblers which willreadily adjust itself to fit the different size tumblers in sodafountains.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is As a new article of manufacture, atumbler holder comprising an inwardly tapering base ring provided with aflange forming a support for a tumbler, said base being provided withspaced oppositely disposed openings, wires passing through said openingssecured to the inside of said ring by solder, said wires being bentupwardly and outwardly and then downwardly and secured together to forma handle adjacent one end and bent to form oppositely disposed open endloops forming spring gripping members adapted to embrace the tumblerwhen arranged on the flange of the ring.

WVILLIAM A. -YOUNIE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES A. ODIORNE, JOHN A. YOUNIE.

